Alex Karras, who played gay bodyguard “Squash” Bernstein in the Julie Andrews Academy Award winning 1982 hit film “Victor Victoria,” after a career as a football player and sportscaster, has died.

DETROIT -- Alex Karras was one of the NFL's most feared defensive tackles throughout the 1960s, ... He also had roles in "Against All Odds" and "Victor/Victoria." ...

Alex Karras, Former Detroit Lion ... Hollywood roles, he appeared in Mel Brooks’s Blazing Saddles in 1974 and notably played a closeted gay bodyguard in Victor Victoria in 1982.

DETROIT (AP) — Alex Karras was one of the NFL's most feared defensive tackles throughout the 1960s, ... He also had roles in "Against All Odds" and "Victor/Victoria." ...

Alex Karras hosted “Saturday Night Live” in early February 1985. Shown here, during a rehearsal on Jan. 31, 1985, are Karras, Billy Crystal (in character as “Fernando”) and Tina Turner.

Alex Karras, who died today at 77 (see Aaron Goldstein), ... But Karras was a natural comic and made us laugh in roles such as the gay bodyguard in Victor Victoria. He was cuddly in Webster.

There are millions of people who never watched NFL veteran Alex Karras play a single down of football, but are still mourning him today, as word comes that he has died at age 77.Karras and real ...

Karras appeared in films such as "Blazing Saddles," "Victor Victoria" and "Porky's," while also co-starring in "Webster," playing the role of George Papadapolis alongside his real-life wife ...

Alex Karras, the former Detroit Lion defensive tackle turned actor in the ABC sitcom “Webster,” died Wednesday. ... including “Blazing Saddles,” “Porky’s” and “Victor Victoria. ...

Alex Karras, the former Hawkeye and Detroit Lion player turned actor, died Wednesday in his Los Angeles home, according to a family spokesman.Karras was 77.He died following a hard-fought battle ...

A dozen seasons as one of the most feared pass rushers in the NFL turned out to be just an opening act for Alex Karras. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation. Open Search.

DETROIT Alex Karras was one of the NFL's most feared defensive tackles throughout the 1960s, ... He also had roles in "Against All Odds" and "Victor/Victoria." ...